45 Wide-angle

A bigger picture

Kevin Meredith

The Idea

Wide-angle photography allows you to capture a broader field of view. Photos taken with a wideangle lens tend to look a little unnatural because they show a wider field of vision than the human eye can see. Wide-angle images put a unique spin on the world we see around us.

Purple Mini

In this shot I had the camera set up or a tripod about a foot away from the car. with the aperture set to f/9 You can see that everything from a foot in front of the camera to infinity is in focus.

The Ingredients

  • ▶ Any camera with a wide-angle lens or lens converter
  • ▶ Full-frame camera with a lens that has a focal length of less than 35mm OR
  • ▶ Non-full-frame DSLR with a lens that has a focal length of less ...

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